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Wintry mix may hit area over the holiday
(Local News ~ 12/30/09)
Weather forecasters are calling for the possibility of wintry mix of rain and snow as the New Year's holiday weekend approaches. Greene County Highway Superintendent Mike Hennette says his road crews will be on standby ready to hit the county roads to make them safe for travel...
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Loren Dale Groomer
(Obituary ~ 12/30/09)
Loren Dale Groomer, 72, of Newberry, passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 at Bloomington Hospital. He was born May 16, 1937 in Greene County, Indiana, the son of Elmer and Marjorie (Blaker) Groomer. Survivors include his wife Betty (Hord) Groomer, 4 daughters, Reta Groomer, Stormy (Dave) Wikle, Lesley (Andy) Ingram and Brook (Billy) Mullis. Grandchildren are Cheyenne and Shayla Wikle, Brittany and Bodey Mullis, and Justin, Jaden and Jordan Ingram. One sister Wanda Deckard...
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Linton police chief urges partiers who drink to plan ahead for a safe ride home
(Local News ~ 12/30/09)
The Linton Police Department wishes everyone a Happy New Year and a safe New Year's Eve along with a reminder from Chief Troy Jerrell to those who plan to consume alcohol -- plan ahead for a ride home. "New Year's Eve is a traditional time of celebration and one good thing about it is it's planned," said Jerrell. "As always, plan ahead to make sure you have a ride home if you will be drinking alcohol."...
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Woman arrested on various charges following Tuesday crash near Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 12/30/09)
Officers were already looking for an erratic driver when a 23-year-old Bloomington woman lost control of the car and crashed early Tuesday on the highway east of Bloomfield. The car turned out to have been stolen and the woman was arrested on several initial charges including operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana...
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Karen Sue Dyer
(Obituary ~ 12/30/09)
Karen Sue Dyer, age 54 of Jasonville, died at 4:01 A.M. Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born in Linton on March 4, 1955, the daughter of Robert Sr. & Sarah E. (Criss) Denny. She had previously worked in several factories and as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Glenburn Home in Linton and Friendship Manor in Southern Illinois. Karen loved her Indian heritage, the outdoors, and most of all, her grandbabies...
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Opal Mae Yates
(Obituary ~ 12/30/09)
Opal Mae Yates, 81, of Lyons, IN, and formerly of Earl Park, IN, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at the Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born in Kentland, IN, on April 25, 1928, to Leslie and Lottie (Atkinson) Voglund. On August 16th, 1947, she married Robert J. Yates. They had three children...
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Bloomfield school board discusses upcoming budget cuts at latest meeting
(Local News ~ 12/30/09)
Budget cuts were a topic of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Bloomfield School Board on Tuesday. "Cuts are coming...but it's unclear how the cuts are going to come," explained Bloomfield School Superintendent Dan Sichting. Gov. Mitch Daniels recently announced a 3.5 percent cut to education...
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Richland Township splits from long-standing fire partnership with Taylor Township
(Local News ~ 12/30/09)
A long-standing cooperative relationship between Richland and Taylor townships that has provided fire protection to residents and businesses for the past 32 years came to a sudden halt on Wednesday afternoon. The Richland-Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. remains a viable firefighting unit. But several former and current members of the R-T department have split into a separate volunteer department at the prompting of the Richland Township Trustee's office...
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EGHS girls take fourth at Toby Yoho Classic
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/09)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern Greene High School girls basketball coach Dan Fidago likes to play tournament games in December to get ready for tournament games in February. Despite two losses at the Toby Yoho Classic here Wednesday to drop to 5-9 and finish fourth in their own tournament, Fidago likes what he sees down the road...
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UPDATED: Lakers place third at Wabash Valley Classic
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/09)
Shakamak defeated West Vigo 48-45 to claim third place at the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic Wednesday night at Terre Haute North High School. The Lakers won three of four games and bounced back from a loss to North in the semifinals Tuesday night...
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Lady Miners drop Shakamak at Vincennes tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/09)
VINCENNES -- Linton-Stockton's Stephanie Fougerousse came up big against Shakamak on Wednesday evening as both teams wrapped up play in the Niehaus Home Center Holiday Classic at Vincennes University's PE Complex, Fougerousse led the Lady Miners to a 65-55 victory with a career-high 40 points, 14 rebounds, and two blocked shots. The 40 points is a tournament record...
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Thunderbirds drop third straight
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/09)
Eastern Greene's losing streak reached three games after a 64-55 loss at West Washington Wednesday night in a high school boys basketball game. The victory was the fifth in eight games for the host Senators. Eastern Greene slipped to 5-4. "We got off to a bad start defensively and we battled back to make it competitive," said Eastern Greene coach Andy Igel. "We got it down to four points on several occasions, but could not come up with the big stop when we need to."...
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